The penultimate track on the Cure’s epic 1987 double album, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, is the closest the band get to their early post-punk sound. It’s a bitter and noisy rocker, sharply changing the mood from the slow previous track, “A Thousand Hours”. Taken literally, “Shiver and Shake” appears to be a tirade directed at a current or past lover. However, the track is said to be directed towards the other band members' poor treatment of founding member and keyboard player Lol Tolhurst. Tolhurst, who around this time was struggling with excessive alcohol and drug abuse, was ev… read more
The penultimate track on the Cure’s epic 1987 double album, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, is the closest the band get to their early post-punk sound. It… read more
The penultimate track on the Cure’s epic 1987 double album, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, is the closest the band get to their early post-punk sound. It’s a bitter and noisy rocker, sharply… read more
The Cure is a band which formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, United Kingdom. The band originally consisted of Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Pearl Thompson (guitar), Michael Dempsey (bass) and Lol Tolhurst (drums), with the band's lineup overgoing several changes throughout the years and Smith remaining as the only constant member throughout the band's history. The band currently consists of Smith (vocals, guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), Jason Cooper (drums) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar). The Cure has released 13 studio albums and have sold 27… read more
The Cure is a band which formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, United Kingdom. The band originally consisted of Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Pearl Thompson (guitar), Michael Dempsey (bass) … read more
The Cure is a band which formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, United Kingdom. The band originally consisted of Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Pearl Thompson (guitar), Michael Dempsey (bass) and Lol Tolhurst (drums), with the band's… read more